The council is consulting licence holders on  proposed changes to tariffs for hackney carriages following the introduction of a single taxi zone for County Durham. The proposals are below:

Dear Licence Holder

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE TARIFF

On 16 June 2011 Durham County Council’s Corporate Management Team agreed to a proposed harmonisation to the hackney carriage tariff’s to coincide with the introduction of a single zone within the County on 1 September 2011.

This letter, which provides an overview of the potential changes, is to inform you of the proposed single table of fares (tariff’s) and invite you to give your views.

The attached table of fares and copy of the press advert gives an overview of the proposed tariff’s:

Your comments on the proposed amendments to the hackney carriage tariff’s are now invited and you may comment via the following methods:

Completing and returning the enclosed comments sheet

• E-mail licensing@durham.gov.uk

Comments must be received no later than 28 July 2011

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